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01/11/2012
Self-Storage Budgeting in 2012: Take the Time to Get it RightNow’s the perfect opportunity to review your self-storage facility’s financial position as we move into 2012. For some, this will be used only as a metric to gauge your facility’s financial progression or regression. For others, budget planning is imperative for your facility’s financial well-being in regards to a potential sale or refinance. The best way to improve on something is to track everything. |
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01/04/2012
Self-Storage Collections: Making the Dreadful Task Successful ... and PleasantLet’s face it, collections will likely never be a favorite part of a self-storage operator's job. Unfortunately, it’s a must, much like cleaning gutters or enforcing the no-smoking rule. However, having a plan in place and developing collection skills can make the job a little less intimidating and lot more successful. |
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12/22/2011
Self-Storage in the Holiday Spirit: A Look at Operators’ Charitable ExperiencesWhile I’ve written about dozens of amazing charitable acts in the last few weeks, I wanted to share a few I found particularly special, plus one company’s special holiday hello. |
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12/14/2011
Whose Budget Is It? Including Staff When Developing Your 2012 Self-Storage BudgetPlanning your facility's 2012 budget? Are you asking your managers for input? If not, you should. Unless you get buy in from your management team, that piece of paper with the columns of numbers has really no meaning to them so how can you expect it to be achieved? ... |
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12/09/2011
Celebrating the Season at Your Self-Storage Facility ... TastefullyOf course, everyone wants to have a good time during the holidays, but it all needs to be in good taste. That means everything from your self-storage facility's decorations to community or staff parties should be in line with your company’s policies and everyday practices. |
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11/30/2011
Change Is Necessary. Self-Storage Operators Simply Need to Embrace ItWhat seems to separate self-storage companies at the top of the industry from the ones struggling is the ability to think outside the box and to continue to develop new ideas. |
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11/23/2011
Black Friday Shopping for Self-Storage Operators: Get Your 2012 ISS Factbook and MembershipSkip the crowds at the mall this year and take advantage of these two ISS offerings. They'll help you kick off a prosperous 2012 for your self-storage facility. |
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